CA2377643A1

CA2377643A1 - Individual protection system

Info

Publication number: CA2377643A1
Application number: CA 2377643
Authority: CA
Inventors: Shamsher S. Bhachu
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2002-03-08
Filing date: 2002-03-08
Publication date: 2003-09-08

Abstract

In the modem fast paced world where every human is overloaded with stress linked to his social environment, workplace, family and basic survival it is natural for any person to be forgetful. Being preoccupied with multifaceted problems one can easily misplace, forget or loose his or her purse or some important document that he/she is carrying to a meeting place or at a shopping center or a restaurant. Added to this are the cases of many missing children and Seniors daily worldwide.
It is quite common to notice such an occurrence in everyday life. A loss of a valuable could deeply affect its owner or a group of people or for that matter an entire Company or a Country and it's after affects could lead to financial or emotional ruin. Only the one who loses knows the true importance of a lost personal belonging.
In my system named as "Individual Protection System" an affordable means to prevent or greatly reduce any loss of personal belongings has been developed.
General Theme of the System:
Name Individual Protection System General Idea It would consist of a transmitter and a receiver, which would be in continuous link/contact with each other. If one of these is removed from the near vicinity of the other then there would be an immediate audio-visual alarm to the owner warning him/her immediately about the misplaced or forgotten article so that it can be retrieved in-situ.
In the future with the development of the global positioning systems lost items large or small including missing children or vehicles could be easily traced and returned to the owner's in the shortest possible time.

Description

Shamsher Singh Bhachu # 706-13880, 101 Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T ST1.
Telephone: 604-5841484 E-Mail : ssbhachu ci>,shaw.ca March 7, 2002 i The Office of CIPO
Canada Subject: Application for registration of Patent for ~~Individual Protection System" (IPS) Dear Sir/Madam, In the modern day it has become extremely important for the business gentry to carry either a laptop computer/palmtop or a mobile phone for communication on the move with Clients, Principals, or colleagues. In the era of global where competition time i.s shrinking , effective and timely communication is playing an increasingly essential role and the mentioned instruments are becoming a necessity.
The common man also tends to carry important documents & personal essentials (money and credit cards) on his person whilst he is on the move from home to the office or to another designated appointment place. Teenagers and the Seniors also are added to the general masses though they seem to be less able to take care of the important personal belongings on the move.
Daily there are numerous of cases of lost items/articles worldwide. The true importance and impact of a lost personal belonging is known only to the one who loses it.
Sometimes it is of immense financial value, other-times it is of extreme emotional value and in some cases its availability at a particular time is of utmost importance! !
In the fast paced environment of today, it is easily possible to loose one's senses making it far easier to lose one's personal belongings.
As a means of protecting one's belongings and to prevent the losses indicated above, the concept for an 'Individual Protection System' i.e. IPS for short is formulated by the me which I
plan to produce in the near future. It is the my firm belief that the product will be easily accepted by the masses due to its inherent utility to prevent the loss of important documents, articles and personal belongings of individuals or to trace the lost items within a short time frame.
It is anticipated that the PPS would have a demand worldwide once its utility is proven in a localized area.
Sincerely yours, Shamsher Singh Shamsher Singh Bhachu Continued on page 2 I
Individual Protection System (IPS) Background In the modern fast paced world every human being is overloaded with stress linked to his social environment, workplace, family and daily fight for basic survival. Thus it is natural for any person to be forgetful. Being preoccupied with multifaceted problems one can easily misplace or forget his or her purse or some important document or other personal belongings that one is carrying to a meeting place or shopping center or a restaurant.
It is quite common to notice such an occurrence in everyday life. A loss of a valuable could deeply affect its owner or a group of people or fc>r that matter a Company and its after affects could be quite costly to those concerned.
I plan to produce a product which will provide the means to prevent a person from incurring a personal material loss or to trace the lost item in a short time and it is felt that the product involved would greatly reduce the critical item losses incurred by people all over the world.
The Product Name Individual Protection System i.e. IPS for short General Idea It would consist of a transmitter and a receiver which would be in continuous link/contact with each other. If one of these is removed from the near vicinity of the other then there would be an immediate audio-visual alarm to the owner warning him/her immediately about the misplaced or forgotten arkicle so that it can be traced and retrieved in-situ.
In the future with the development of the global positioning systems lost items large or small could be traced and returned to the owner's in the shortest possible time over a wider distance and range.
Advantages The following advantages would be self evident to Consumers if such a device is available to them:
- Important documents/articles could be carried without unnecessary worry or hassles.
- Immediate means of location of lost documents or vehicles once the global search systems are available. j j System Setup requirements for the IPS
The following points describe the elements involved in the system configuration:
1. Transmitter - Receiver A signal transmitter would be mounted/attached to the document/articlE:. This would continuously transmit a signal at a particular unique frequency to the receiver which would be mounted / attached to any body part of the owner such as a watch or a ring or item of clothing.

Continued on page 3 1. Unique identification Since 2 or 3 persons in the same vicinity could be carrying the transmitters/receivers at the same time for different .purposes, it is natural that each transmitterlreceiver must have a unique or definite frequency different from any other transmitter/receiver.
A unique identification similar to the magnetic coded bars have to be utilized for each pair of transmitter/receiver.

2. Size and Range/penetration/remote sensing indication/capability Size The size of the transmitter & receiver has to be quite small so that it can be attached to or inside a watch, bracelet, ring etc. or a small document such as a passport or credit card.
Range The range of operation could be from a few feet to a few Km ! !
Small range 0 to 3 meters Medium range up to 10 meters Large range up to 1 Km or 5 Km Extra large range up to 50 Km Penetration The signal transmission/receipt should be able to pass through various forms of elementary barners such as matter (solids, liquids, gases), human beings without causing any detrimental/harmful effects to them.
Indication On the loss of signal between the transmitter and receiver based upon removal of transmitter from the range of the receiver as per the ranges specified above, there would be a strong audible and/or visual signal on the receiver which will be easily recognized by the owner.

3. Attachment methods The mode of attachment will have the following:
- Easy attachment and removal to/from any item/article/document - Firm attachment which cannot be easily detached by movement and small force - Possibility of multiple attachments/detachments 4. Global positioning system/tracking facility In the future with the advent of the global positioning systems, they could be adopted to trace missing children or stolen vehicles with transmitters/receiver stations.

5. Pricing strategy:
Common man : Simple and affordable (Audience - Middle class population worldwide) Richer gentry : Aesthetically sound and of higher value Corporations : Based upon the complexity of the system required.
Idea conceived, developed and written by: Shamsher Singh Bhachu # 706-13880, 101 Avenue Surrey, B.C. 6'3TST1. CANADA

Claims

1. In the Individual Protection System referred in short as IPS, an affordable means to prevent or greatly reduce any loss of personal belongings to any individual or person or Company are provided utilizing a transmitter & receiver linked together by a unique frequency and an audio-visual alarm system warning the owner in case the object with the transmitter is moved away from the vicinity of the receiver station.

2. The Individual Protection System will essentially comprise of the an electronic signal transmitter mounted on the object to be protected/monitored and an electronic signal receiver mounted on a station at the owner's personal body or belonging and both the transmitter and receiver are electronically coupled together at a unique radio frequency, or through telemetry and the connection is wireless.
Also an audio-visual alarm system is embedded in the receiver station, which is actuated as soon as the transmitter is moved away from the receiver by a predetermined distance.

3. The audiovisual alarm system will be actuated based upon a specific range of distance between the transmitter and receiver which can be selected by the Customer during the ordering stage. At the same time the higher end IPS systems will have the feasibility of selecting a variable range of distance from the receiver station.
The distance range can be selected from a fraction of a meter to a 100 Km. The range could be extended further with the progress of the global positioning systems.

4. The size of the transmitter and receiver would be small enough to be attached to the insides of a watch, a bracelet or a credit card or large enough to be attached to a courier document docket or a central monitoring station.

5. The signals between the transmitter and the receiver will have the capability to pass through any elements of matter such as gas, liquid or solids without causing any harm to the intermediate matter. The transmission of signals will be safe for passing through any human interface.

6. The transmitter and receiver will be attached to any object or receiver article with any means of attachment, which is suitable for mounting and dismounting with the least amount of effort.